By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to the CVS store at 1 Davis Square last Saturday on reports of a shoplifting.

Upon arrival, the officers were met by the store manager, who told them that two men had just shoplifted from the store and one of them was chased out of the store.

The manager was able to show the officers video of the two suspects entering the store, and one of them was immediately recognized as Keith Hill, of Cambridge.

The video showed Hill running from the store after being approached by a store employee.  The manager said that Hill had stolen various electronics from the store and has been known to shoplift there in the past.

A store employee told police that Hill came into the store and started hanging around the phone electronics display. Hill was reportedly observed grabbing three items and attempt to conceal them in his sweatshirt.

Upon seeing this, the employee approached Hill, who began to attempt to run from the store.  At one point, Hill reportedly fell to the ground and dropped one of the items, but was able to get to his feet and leave the store with two of the items.

The officers located Hill across from CVS at Statue Park. They told him that they had to talk to him about what had just occurred.

At first, Hill denied ever being in CVS, but after the officers told him about the video footage they had seen, he admitted to taking two items.

The officers asked Hill where the items were and he produced a white pair of headphones and a blue USB charger from his pocket.

Hill was subsequently placed under arrest on a charge of shoplifting by asportation. The second suspect was not located.